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Advance of provisions
The advance of provisions by the Bureau is a great incentive to induce freedmen to rent land. No hesitancy is had at this Office to freely advance such as can prove themselves to be hard working industrious men."

"The charity of the Government now being disbursed to indignant planters is doing much good, were it not for this advance a great many would be forced to suspend planting operations, suffering greatly thereby."

Complaints
"There has been, an increase, of complaints during the month caused it is presumed by the late election, to all of which attention was given and the differences adjudicated."

Outrages
Lieut. A.P. Caraher Asst. Sub. Asst. Commr. at Unionville reports:  "William Smith, a white citizen, discharged a pistol at Caloway Fernandes, freedman, in the vicinity of the prolls on the 15th inst. I reported the case with deposition and names of witnesses to Post Hd. Qrs. at the time, but no action has as yet been taken in the matter.

Charleston Bureau Sub District of Bvt. Brig. Genl H.B. Clitz, Sub Asst. Commissioner

Bvt. Capt. S.L. Hoge, Asst Sub Asst Commissioner reports: "Everything connected with the farming interests was very prosperous until the 15th of the month, when heavy rains, at that time set in, which caused